| Acronym | Meaning |
| HERCULES | High Efficiency Radiation Counter For Ultimate Low Emission Sensitivity |
| CCLRC | Council For The Central Laboratory Of The Research Councils |
| BATEA | Best Available Technology Economically Achievable |
| CFM | Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| ESDIAD | Electron Stimulated Desorption Of Ion Angular Distribution |
| INSERM | Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale |
| TDP | Total Dissolved Phosphorus |
| DQMC | Diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo (method In Atom And Mol. Calcns.) |
| NMSC | Non-melanoma Skin Cancer |
| NET | Norepinephrine Transporter |